India, July 31 -- The special investigation team (SIT) of Chamoli Police on Friday said suspended Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) personal assistant Pramod Nautiyal has confessed to his role in the alleged donation theft at Badrinath temple.

Officials said silver coins, ornaments, Nepalese currency and cash were recovered during searches conducted while he was in four-day police custody.

Badrinath SHO Mahadev Uniyal said the recoveries were made from the accommodation allotted to Nautiyal at Badrinath Dham.

"We recovered silver coins, small silver idols, small silver tortoises, bundles of Nepalese currency notes and some cash from his room. We are examining whether these are linked to the alleged misappropriation of temple ...